Protesters rally against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota in November. (Stephanie Keith/Reuters)The deputy secretary of the Army will grant the final permit needed for completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Army declared in a court filing Tuesday, clearing the final bureaucratic hurdle standing in the way of the massive infrastructure project. In addition, tribal officials have asked a court to compel the company behind the pipeline to publicly disclose its oil spill and risk assessment records for the Dakota Access project. “New energy infrastructure, like the Dakota Access Pipeline, is being built with the latest safeguards and technology,” said Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) in a statement. “The discord we have seen regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline doesn’t serve the tribe, the company, the corps or any of the other stakeholders involved.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2017 21:32 UTC